Should i Cancel my trip?

Question

goin on vaycay this friday to D.R and i was watching t.v when they said that 25 died there and the tropical storms keep comeing it scares me im thinking of not going if its not safe and if one storm comes like every week how am i going to tan and have fun in the sun!

Answer 1

We were in the Dominican last week when TS Fay came upon us.  We were on vacation with 2 other families, and we had NO IDEA that it was as big of a storm that the media made it out to be.  Yes, it was windy and sideways rain, but nothing more than we have seen here in the states with a Nor'Easter.  We ended up having a fantastic day and we joked around that we were having a "hurricaine party".  We hung out at the lobby bar, drank, ate, played games, listened to music, and basically had a blast.  The animation crew will also keep you occupied if you happen to have one bad day.  If you are worried about Gustav, that is already in Haiti, and by the time you get there, it will be long gone.  We honestly never knew what kind of storm we were in until we got to the states and all of our family were yelling at us for not getting in touch!?!?!   Who knew??  We were just having a good time.  Believe me, you will have plenty of sunny days, and if you get one bad day, your skin will probably thank you.  We used 50 SPF and STILL got burned.  Have a great time... and drink a couple of dirty bananas, banana mammas, or blue lagoons... and just relax!

Answer 2

By friday the storm will be in the Gulf of Mexico. It is raining in DR right now but no wind. I just got this information off wunderground.com (weather site)

Gustav's impact on Haiti and the Dominican Republic

The last Hurricane Hunter data we have is from 8 am EDT this morning, when an Air Force plane measured a 981 mb pressure and top surface winds of 90 mph. A new aircraft is due in the storm about the time of landfall in Haiti, at 2 pm EDT.  Visible satellite loops show that Gustav continues to intensify, but is a relatively small storm, and wind damage from Gustav will be confined to a 50-mile diameter area on Haiti's southwest peninsula. Gustav's hurricane-force winds will pass just south of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. As always, heavy rain will be Haiti's main concern, due to the heavy deforestation on the steep mountainsides that allow deadly flash floods to pour unchecked into Haiti's populated areas. Flooding from Tropical Storm Fay killed 20 Haitians last week, and we can expect serious flooding along Haiti's southern reaches from Gustav. Gustav is moving a modest 9 mph, but is expected to slow down later today and Wednesday, extending the period of time Haiti is exposed to the storm's flooding rains. Heavy rainfall will also cause flooding problems in the Dominican Republic, but these will not be as severe as in Haiti, and will mostly be confined to the southwestern portion of the country. The tourist areas of Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, and Puerto Plata will escape the worst of Gustav's rains.

Go and have a great time.)

Answer 3

Go to DR like in PR the rain is going away, as Gustav pass it would come the sun. 25 dies were, did you mean the bus accident last week, check your weather for further advice, right now the problem is for Haiti not DR. Also this month and next are the pick seadon for hurricane in the caribbean.

Answer 4

25 died? where? Here in Puerto Plata we have only a bit of rain today! (Tuesday)

L'Antipodien

Answer 5

You shouldn't have anything to worry about.  It's unusual for more than one storm to hit the island in a year and they almost always hit the south side of the island.  Most deaths are from flooding in rural areas where mudslides can happen.  I know many ex-pats that live on the island and the worst that happens is the power goes out for a few days.  Any decent hotel will have generators.  

DR1.com is a good website in English.

Answer 6

Lets put it this way, if this one blows over the likelyhood of another one coming within a week's time is fairly low.  It's also not that bad usually if one does blow over.

Answer 7

My best friend is in the Peace Corps in the Domincan Republic, and everything seems fine. She called me yesterday and didn't even mention any storms, and she has still been emailing us. Although, I did hear today a tropical storm is expected to hit the south coast again. If it is not safe there, they wont' let you fly in.